-=> MAURICE KINAL wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-


 MK> I use it daily here.  Sure beats having to use a browser if you already
 MK> know what you want and where to get it.

 WC> PDF?
 WC> Bleck.

 MK> Exactly!  What a pain those are when a simple text file could tell the
 MK> tale.

 WC> Got something to transform that into html he inquires without
 WC> much hope on that one?

 MK> There are tons of utilities except that pdf's aren't usually one of
 MK> them.  I've been using textex lately but usually to create rather then
 MK> convert.  I tried converting a MS pdf recently and decided there and
 MK> then it wasn't worth it. Google has an online thing to convert to html
 MK> and if you use lynx then you can dump that to a local text file.
 MK> Having said that, it isn't usually worth the bytes given the lack of
 MK> useful information is 99.99999999999999% of pdf's, especially MS's
 MK> version of pdf.

Yeah, figured what I wanted was impossible.
I'm not interested in text from it but creating html with graphics 
but I'm not likely to go to the bother of google.
Adobe it seems to me is another kludge thrown together 
to suit the broken Windows operating system.

OTOH I use it occasionally  here on the downloadable bus route map.
Linux reader works well.
Adobe's  reader is really bad on the same PDF.
Neither works of course if it wasn't created right in the first place.
 

MK>> The Plains Drifter?

 WC> You've caught my act?

 MK> For sure.  :-)

 WC> I guess it is because I am so meek and mild?
 WC> Yeah, that must be it.

 MK> Yep.  Keep telling yourself that and it might one day be true.

Let's not rush that room temperture thing OK?
I've played hell just trying to avert that eventuality for a time
as it is.

Seriously, I don't think I'd had a chance in hell of pulling through
had I not hammered myself with clinging to the intellectual
challengeof Linux engaging my mind.  

It seemed far easier if I'd have relaxed and just let go but as I say
I'm somewhat opinionated and just a bit stubburn about some things.

Lets see, June through Nov, a bit of a break then until around 
December 16th or so, another break until about six days ago.

Now I'm kicking back determined not to reply to certain individuals so
as to not overtire myself.

I'll be fine in a day or three.
The thing was I just couldn't stop playing with the kids until 
I saw indications had turned around a bit and steered a more rational
domestic and foreign policy course.
 
Join with me now in prayer that my instincts on this are correct
will you Maurice?



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